Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
- Museum of Vertebrate Zoology
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Coordinates: 37°52′16.42″N 122°15′43.23″W / 37.8712278°N 122.2620083°W / 37.8712278; -122.2620083
| Museum of Vertebrate Zoology |
| Established |
1908 |
| Location |
University of California, Berkeley |
| Type |
Science museum |
| Collection size |
640,000+ specimens |
| Visitor figures |
research only |
| Director |
Craig Moritz |
| Curator |
Rauri Bowie (birds),
Carol Spencer( Herpetology),
Eileen Lacey (Mammals) |
| Website |
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Main Page |
The Museum of Vertebrate Zoology is a natural history museum at the University of California, Berkeley, USA. The museum was founded by philanthropist Annie Montague Alexander in 1908. Alexander recommended zoologist Joseph Grinnell as museum director, a position he held until his death in 1939.[1]
The museum became a center of authority for the study of vertebrate biology and evolution on the West Coast, comparable to other major natural history museums in the United States.[1]
It has one of the nation's largest research collections of mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles, and the largest collection of any university museum.[2] [3] The museum is located on the UC Berkeley campus, in the Valley Life Sciences Building, on the 3rd floor, entrance at room 3101.
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- Museums in Berkeley, California
- Museums established in 1908
- Natural history museums in California
- Research museums in California
- University museums in California
- University of California, Berkeley buildings
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